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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,146 meters (0 to 3,760 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
)
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
)
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
)
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
)
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
)
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
)
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
)
- Class:
Insecta
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
)
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
)
- Superorder:
Panorpida
(
)
- Order:
Diptera
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Brachycera
(
)
- Infraorder:
Muscomorpha
(
)
- Superfamily:
Syrphoidea
(
)
- Superfamily:
Syrphoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Muscomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Brachycera
(
- Order:
Diptera
(
- Superorder:
Panorpida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 2009
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Further Reading
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- A classification of the larvae and puparia of the Syrphidae of Illinois, exclusive of aquatic forms. Urbana, The University of Illinois press, 1938. url p. 77.
- A survey and record of Woolwich and West Kent containing descriptions and records, brought up-to-date, of geology, botany, zoology, archaeology and industries of the district, with a brief photographic commentary, in commemoration of the 12th Ann General editors, C.H. Grinling, T.A. Ingram [and] B.C. Polkinghorne. Woolwich: Labour Representation Print. Co., 1909. url p. 427.
- British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url p. 215.
- Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N.Y.: The Society, url p. 42.
- Diptera Danica: genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark. Copenhagen, G.E.C. Gad, 1907-1927. url p. 509, p. 513.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 133.
- Fauna, flora & geology of the Clyde area, ed. by G.F. Scott Elliot, Malcolm Laurie and J. Barclay Murdoch. Glasgow, Pub. by the local committee for the meeting of the British Association, 1901. url p. 262.
- Handbook of flower pollination based upon Hermann Müller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects'; tr. by J.R. Ainsworth Davis. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1906. url p. 232, p. 383, p. 387, p. 579, p. 83.
- Handbook of flower pollination: based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' / Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906-09. url , , , , .
- Hardwicke's science-gossip: an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866- url p. 130.
- List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British museum. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1848-55. url p. 555.
- Memoir / Ithaca, N.Y. url p. 826.
- Proceedings and transactions of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society. London: The Society. url p. 25, p. 49.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 26, p. 28, p. 46.
- Proceedings. Toronto. url p. 215.
- Systematic database of Musca names (Diptera): a catalog of names associated with the genus-group name Musca Linnaeus, with information on their classification, distribution, and documentation / Koenigstein: Koeltz Scientific Books, 1993 url p. 119, p. 162, p. 65, p. 77, p. 95.
- The Annals of Scottish natural history. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892-1911. url p. 161, p. 217, p. 91, p. 97.
- The Canadian entomologist. Ottawa [etc.]Entomological Society of Canada [etc.] url p. 37, p. 37.
- The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] url , p. 150, p. 155, p. 223, p. 239, p. 280, p. 78, p. 8.
- The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url , p. 118, p. 13, p. 160, p. 187, p. 25, p. 25, p. 26, p. 261, p. 27, p. 40, p. 71, p. 76.
- The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- url , , p. 104, p. 194, p. 204, p. 275, p. 60, p. 67.
- The Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club. [London: Quekett Microscopical Club, 1868]-1966. url p. 374.
- The Naturalist. 1898 [Doncaster: Yorkshire Naturalists' Union], 1874- url p. 163, p. 178, p. 265, p. 345, p. 96.
- The Scottish naturalist. Perth [etc.]: Cowan & Co. [etc.], url p. 16, p. 200.
- The Victoria history of the county of Warwick. London: Published for the University of London Institute of Historical Research by Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1965- url p. 162.
- The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals: and an introduction to comparative anatomy / Baron Cuvier. London, G. Henderson, 1834-37. url .
- The crane-flies of New York. Part II. Biology and phylogeny, by Charles Paul Alexander. Ithaca, 1920 url p. 826.
- The crane-flies of New York. [Ithaca]1919-1920. url p. 826.
- The fertilisation of flowers. Translated and edited by D'Arcy W. Thompson, with a preface by Charles Darwin. LondonMacmillan1883 url p. 225, p. 240.
- The history of Glanville's Wootton, in the County of dorset, including its zoology and botany / by C.W. Dale. London, Hatchards, 1878. url p. 267.
- The naturalist. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1865- url p. 279.
- Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club. London: Gurney & Jackson, 1879- url p. 262.
- Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Newcastle-upon-Tyne [et al.]F. & W. Dodsworth [et al.]1865/67-1973. url p. 202, p. 403.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 19, 2007:
- GBIF-Spain, Instituto de Investigación CIBIO, Universidad de Alicante: CEUA
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Bugs
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Diptera dataset
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register - England.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2596815
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Dip-46966
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1039463
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 141586
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 654693
Footnotes
- Mean = 105.440 meters (345.932 feet), Standard Deviation = 112.930 based on 13,872 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
